Reports: Bengals Star May End Up Getting Traded After “Outrageous” Money Demand

The Cincinnati Bengals offense has taken the NFL by storm the last couple of years. They reached the Super Bowl last season and doubled it up with an AFC championship game appearance this time around. But they might lose one of their lethal offensive weapons. The Bengals might trade one of their star players after an ‘outrageous’ money demand.

Cincinnati’s offense is stacked with superstars in all positions. But will they cope better after the trade or will they regret it after it is done.

The Cincinnati Bengals might trade their star offensive weapon

The Bengals are thinking of trading away their star wide receiver Tee Higgins this offseason. They are trying to reach a contract extension agreement with the wide receiver, but things aren’t progressing as they hoped. The WR has demanded an amount of money in the new deal that the Bengals see as outrageous.

Higgins just finished his third of the four years on the rookie deal he signed before the 2020 NFL season. He has one more year on the deal and will be a free agent at the end of next season. But the Bengals may trade him for a high draft pick this offseason to avoid letting him go on a fee. And that will happen if the franchise cannot reach an agreement with Higgins over the contract.

Higgins was in the news earlier this season during the whole Damar Hamlin episode. Hamlin had collapsed on the field after tackling Higgins. Apart from that, the Bengals wide receiver has played his role well in the team, becoming one of the primary targets for QB Joe Burrow.

Tee Higgins in the Bengals’ offense

The Cincinnati Bengals picked up Tee Higgins in the second round of the 2020 NFL draft. And since then, he has established himself as one of the main outlets for the offense to move the chains.

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He showed what he is made off this season. The wide receiver caught 74 receptions in the 2022 regular season. With these receptions, he gained 1,029 receiving yards for his team. And most importantly, Higgins found the end zone seven times in the regular season.

Higgins has raked up a total of 3,028 receiving yards in his regular season career with 205 receptions and 19 touchdowns.

The wide receiver has played well for the Bengals in his short career. And if the franchise does decide to trade him, he will make the offense instantly better. Will the Bengals reach an agreement with Higgins?

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